EXHIBIT 23.2


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


     We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in this  Registration
Statement of Techne  Corporation  on Form S-8 of our report  dated  September 3,
1997,  appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Techne Corporation for the
year ended June 30, 1997.



                                              /s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
                                              DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP




Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 1, 1997